SAGINAW, MI — Former Saginaw High star LaMarr Woodley has spent time on the Pittsburgh Steelers sideline the past two seasons nursing hamstring and ankle injuries.

Woodley, who missed nine games and had just 13 sacks in the past two seasons, was criticized by an anonymous teammate for being out-of-shape.

According to Pittsburgh linebackers coach Keith Butler, that is not a problem this season. Butler, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, said Woodley "needs to get his big butt into shape" during the 2012 training camp.

But this year, Butler said, "Right now, Wood is where we need to have him. He looks good. He looks real good."

During the offseason, the 2004 Saginaw High graduate was invited to a special camp in Florida to help him battle hamstring injuries. Woodley, instead, trained in Arizona.

He has 52 sacks during his six-year career.

triblive.com: “We talked about it,” Butler said. “You think about the logistics of the NFL: A team is paying you $7-8 million dollars and they aren’t paying you to watch from the sidelines. I am a coach and they don’t pay me $7-8 million to stand on the sidelines and that’s what he’s been doing. If you are not on the field, you can’t earn your money. They might pay for one year, but they aren’t going to pay for the next year. That is the matter-of-fact of the NFL.”